Trinamul leader killed in N Bengal
4 March 2012
Factional feud may have led to murder
statesman news service
SILIGURI/MURAROI (Birbhum), 4 MARCH: Sarat Chandra Roy (59), a Trinamul Congress leader, was shot dead at Balapara in the Khagrabari gram panchayat area of Cooch Behar district last night.
It is suspected that Roy was killed by a rival faction of the Trinamul Congress. The district Trinamul leadership, however, claimed that he was killed by a group of anti-socials. Police have started an investigation, but yet to make any arrest.
Roy was attacked by some goons while he was returning home on his motorbike around 9:30 p.m. yesterday. He was rushed to a rural health centre where doctor pronounced him brought dead. Trinamul Congress Sources said Roy was elected the party president of Khagrabari gram panchayat under Cooch Behar-II block by defeating his opponent Mr Manindranath Barman by one vote.
The Trinamul activists held a conference at Khagrabari Natya Sangha on 20 February to form a party unit and they had to conduct an election after Mr Barman refused to accept Roy as president. Police had to interfere when the two groups were allegedly involved in a scuffle during the election.
The Cooch Behar district Trinamul Congress president, Mr Rabindranath Ghosh, said: “There was no question of factional feud. He was killed by a group of criminals involved in illegal trade, including land deal. Roy was an honest and popular leader in the Khagrabari area."
Additional district superintendent of police Prasun Bandyopadhyay said: “We have started an investigation. A group of unknown persons opened fire on him when he was returning home. We have got some clues. Though we could not arrest the culprits, we have mobilised sources and hope to arrest them soon."
CPM goons kill ruling party activist
A Trinamul Congress activist was hacked to death allegedly by CPI(M)-backed goons at Harisspur village in the Muraroi police station area of Birbhum his morning. One person has been arrested in this connection so far. The victim, Dulal Sheikh (27), had a cycle repairing shop at Harishpur village. Some CPI-M cadres, led by Nur Islam and his three brothers, attacked Sheikh with bombs, pistols and iron rod this morning. "They beat him with a iron road first and took him away to the Miapara area of the village, which is a CPI-M stronghold. Then they beat, chop my son in front of me,” said Mrs Mojema Bibi, mother of the deceased. The Trinamul leaders claimed the murder is a fall out of old rivalry.
"Around a month ago Sheikh involved in a heated discussion with Nur Islam over MGNREGA work. So, the goons, backed by Nur Islam, killed him brutally,” said Mr Ali Riajul, a local Trinamul leader. Trinamul Congress district president Anubrata Mondal and state minister Chandranath Sinha rushed to Harishpur following the murder.
Meanwhile some Congress leaders claimed that the deceased belongs to their party. Mr Mondal said: “Sheikh was a Congress activist earlier, but he joined the Trinamul after the Assembly election."
The CPI-M leadership, however, denied involvement of their party cadres in the murder. "I don’t know whether the activist belonged to the Trinamul or the Congress. But no CPI-M workers were involved in the murder," said Mr Dilip Ganguly, CPI-M Birbhum district secretary.
"The murder took place due to political reason. We have already arrested one person. Police are conducting raids to arrest the rest of the accused," said Mr Rishikesh Meena, SP, Birbhum.
SILIGURI/MURAROI (Birbhum), 4 MARCH: Sarat Chandra Roy (59), a Trinamul Congress leader, was shot dead at Balapara in the Khagrabari gram panchayat area of Cooch Behar district last night.
It is suspected that Roy was killed by a rival faction of the Trinamul Congress. The district Trinamul leadership, however, claimed that he was killed by a group of anti-socials. Police have started an investigation, but yet to make any arrest.
Roy was attacked by some goons while he was returning home on his motorbike around 9:30 p.m. yesterday. He was rushed to a rural health centre where doctor pronounced him brought dead. Trinamul Congress Sources said Roy was elected the party president of Khagrabari gram panchayat under Cooch Behar-II block by defeating his opponent Mr Manindranath Barman by one vote.
The Trinamul activists held a conference at Khagrabari Natya Sangha on 20 February to form a party unit and they had to conduct an election after Mr Barman refused to accept Roy as president. Police had to interfere when the two groups were allegedly involved in a scuffle during the election.
The Cooch Behar district Trinamul Congress president, Mr Rabindranath Ghosh, said: “There was no question of factional feud. He was killed by a group of criminals involved in illegal trade, including land deal. Roy was an honest and popular leader in the Khagrabari area."
Additional district superintendent of police Prasun Bandyopadhyay said: “We have started an investigation. A group of unknown persons opened fire on him when he was returning home. We have got some clues. Though we could not arrest the culprits, we have mobilised sources and hope to arrest them soon."
CPM goons kill ruling party activist
A Trinamul Congress activist was hacked to death allegedly by CPI(M)-backed goons at Harisspur village in the Muraroi police station area of Birbhum his morning. One person has been arrested in this connection so far. The victim, Dulal Sheikh (27), had a cycle repairing shop at Harishpur village. Some CPI-M cadres, led by Nur Islam and his three brothers, attacked Sheikh with bombs, pistols and iron rod this morning. "They beat him with a iron road first and took him away to the Miapara area of the village, which is a CPI-M stronghold. Then they beat, chop my son in front of me,” said Mrs Mojema Bibi, mother of the deceased. The Trinamul leaders claimed the murder is a fall out of old rivalry.
"Around a month ago Sheikh involved in a heated discussion with Nur Islam over MGNREGA work. So, the goons, backed by Nur Islam, killed him brutally,” said Mr Ali Riajul, a local Trinamul leader. Trinamul Congress district president Anubrata Mondal and state minister Chandranath Sinha rushed to Harishpur following the murder.
Meanwhile some Congress leaders claimed that the deceased belongs to their party. Mr Mondal said: “Sheikh was a Congress activist earlier, but he joined the Trinamul after the Assembly election."
The CPI-M leadership, however, denied involvement of their party cadres in the murder. "I don’t know whether the activist belonged to the Trinamul or the Congress. But no CPI-M workers were involved in the murder," said Mr Dilip Ganguly, CPI-M Birbhum district secretary.
"The murder took place due to political reason. We have already arrested one person. Police are conducting raids to arrest the rest of the accused," said Mr Rishikesh Meena, SP, Birbhum.
Cong panchayat member held
BEHRAMPORE, 4 MARCH: Golam Mustafa, a Congress member of Khairamari Gram Panchayat of Jalangi in Murshidabad, was arrested today on charge possessing illegal arms and operating arms racket in the district, police said. Two pipe-guns and several cartridges were seized from Mustafa.
Though the panchayat member had no previous crime records, an inquiry has been initiated to find out why and how he procured the lethal weapons, said Murshidabad district superintendent of police Humayun Kabir. He will be produced before court tomorrow. “We will seek him in police custody,” the SP said. The officer-in-charge of Jalangi police station raided the room. District Congress leaders, however, denied the charges against the panchayat member. sns
BEHRAMPORE, 4 MARCH: Golam Mustafa, a Congress member of Khairamari Gram Panchayat of Jalangi in Murshidabad, was arrested today on charge possessing illegal arms and operating arms racket in the district, police said. Two pipe-guns and several cartridges were seized from Mustafa.
Though the panchayat member had no previous crime records, an inquiry has been initiated to find out why and how he procured the lethal weapons, said Murshidabad district superintendent of police Humayun Kabir. He will be produced before court tomorrow. “We will seek him in police custody,” the SP said. The officer-in-charge of Jalangi police station raided the room. District Congress leaders, however, denied the charges against the panchayat member. sns
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